The night passed on with a heated battle between two happy and sweaty souls.
Amber certainly had the time of her life from the education she got on the bed with our expert bored gamer. She felt divine and had a pretty smile on her face as she slept after the deed was done and over.
"RINGGGG!" A popular dance music played through a cell phone. Clark chose to ignore it even after the song repeated 3 times already.
It was after the 3rd try that it had finally woken up its owner on the bed.
"Hmmmm... Good morning, lover." Amber smiled sweetly and kissed Clark on the cheek who was currently hugging her extremely sexy and naked body in his arms.
"It's noon already." Our good gamer murmured but did not even open his eyes in his reply.
"Really?" Amber merely threw a rhetorical question out before she answered the buzzing noise off of her phone.
"Well hello, Father. It's a surprise for you to call me today. What's u..."
Amber was not able to finish her words before the familiar voice of authority and something more rang in the other end of the line.
She took a full minute to digest what her father said before she had no choice but to follow it.
'Did something bad happen in the family?' was all Amber thought afterwards.
There was a sense of urgency in her father's words and she could only guess what had been the cause of this peculiar anxiety.
Amber had never seen her father panic in her 20 years in this world.
"I need to go, Clark." Amber said in the end.
"Okay. But let me send you home." Our bored gamer finally opened his eyes at this time. He knew that changes were coming soon enough to this planet called Earth.
* * *
"What a lucky lucky, young boy! The bastard!" One guard of Amber cursed after he saw how the two love birds came out from the building.
Amber's body was totally plastered on the boy's arm and it was obvious that something very spectacular had happened between the two.
The glow on Amber's beautiful face made her even more attractive to watch. This was truly one of the signs of a woman deeply in love and lust with someone.
"It seems like our Miss Amber was totally screwed over and over last night. About time." Another bodyguard commented on the side as he spat on the ground thereafter.
They had slept in their trucks for the whole night and yet this pair of lovers were having the time of their life upstairs. What rotten luck!
"Shut the chatter. Our boss called. We have new orders to take Miss Amber back home." The leader of the 12 said in a cold steel voice.
"To San Francisco it is then." Another soldier slash bodyguard nodded in understanding.
* * *
In an unknown location in the Divine Realm, a father and daughter conversed alone.
"What have we to gain in doing this, Father?" Valeria asked as she gazed in what was happening in a distant world far away from where she stood.
Although it had been her idea on how to circumvent this Taboo Artifact's protection but she foresaw little to be had in this endeavor.
The Taboo Artifact and its possessor was still at large. Present and looming over their heads.
"Everything. Time. A chance. An opportunity. Or perhaps nothing in the end." The Elder God of Changes answered.
In truth, he was only doing all that he could in order to throw one last bucket of resistance unto this adversity.
The Elder God knew that the boy named Clark Colter has still no absolute control over the Taboo Artifact. But it would only be a matter of time before the boy did.
As it was, The Elder God was only providing some minor distractions in the end.
'At least I tried.' Elder God Changes had a smile on his face as he continued to look at the distance.
* * *
San Francisco, California.
"What's with all these soldiers around, Father?" Amber asked when he saw the big impressive helicopters and battle geared men all over the place.
She was already in San Francisco but a heli sent her to Land's End where a full ruckus of people converged.
"Ask no questions. Follow me for now." Amber's father answered briefly. He was a middle aged man in a business suit but time could not hide his arresting persona.
The old man still carried himself with grace and confidence that was all too common in self made billionaires of this era.
Amber's father was a retired soldier and through his connections, acquired several passes into this great opportunity in their midst.
"..." Amber nodded and it did not take long before she was standing in front of a towering temple that changed her life and everybody else's in this world.
* * *
Back in our bored gamer's apartment.
"Interesting." Clark could only utter this single word as he sensed what was happening in real time in this world.
People were going inside these unknown temples and would have an amazing supernatural ability the moment they got out.
There were some who tried getting inside once more and would never come back out alive.
Although a few did survive and every single time, they would come out even stronger than before.
With newfound abilities and powers acquired from the adventure inside these magical temples.
It did not need telling that it was the governments of each country who monopolized the vast majority of these temples.
Alas, they could not discover every temple in time and thus, a number of lucky mortals were also granted their fortune.
"Why have you allowed for this thing to happen, partner?" Clark asked after he has had enough of spying in the events that happened without his control.
"..." The clay brick remained silent but that did not mean at all that it was ignoring the query of its owner.
Myriad images flashed in our bored gamer's eyes that fully depicted what the clay brick wanted to tell. A golden pot. A happy man with women and riches. A mythical palace beyond compare.
"I see. You would allow this chance of growth unto my fellowmen. But you should know that with opportunity comes also danger and risk."
Our bored gamer stated and the clay brick was fast in its wordless reply. There were visions of angels and demons hand in hand together. A smiling king on a throne of bones.
A baby born and a sick emaciated grandpa on his deathbed. An olden immortal who had everything he could ask for and yet there was no joy amidst this abundance.
"The law of nature and life, eh? A balance in all things." Clark took a deep breath and asked no further.
"At least my stay in this world would be more lively than i initially anticipated." He smiled and closed his eyes for a few minutes.
There was an impulse to play several online games that he had missed when he left Earth for the first time before.
Particularly in those pay to win games, Clark was certainly in the top ranks always. But real life games were after all more fun than those mmorpg.
Especially when fantasy has already assailed the realm of reality in this world.
"Can you grant me instant access to one of those temples, Nancy?" Our bored gamer asked his handy system.
Since he was here already, it would be too dull if he would miss this chance to have fun with all the rest of the people who were practically scrambling to get into one of those magical temples.
"Affirmative, host." Nancy replied.
"Do you want to purchase a teleportation stone?" She added after a breath.
"Yes." Clark affirmed.
* * *
- 100,000 shop points!
* * *
"DING!" A seemingly ordinary white stone dropped on the left palm of Clark.
"Take me there." Our bored gamer had a clear picture of where he wanted to go and in a flash, he disappeared from his apartment.
When he materialized once more, strong gusts of wind welcomed him. There was almost zero visibility on the place as ice and snow ravaged Clark's body.
Alas, this much cold was nothing to the Draconian Body that our avid gamer has now possessed.
"Truly a work of marvel." Clark said when he surveyed the temple with his spiritual sense. The structure was not made by ordinary materials but only the most precious resources on the land.
Of gold and diamonds!
"Time to see what's inside." Our bored gamer smiled and proceeded to walk unto the huge opened doors in front. With a final step, Clark vanished into the unknown.
A world of pure light.
"DING!"
"Congratulations, Player!"
"You are the first soul to enter this Dungeon 5,683,678!"
"As a reward, you have the right to rename this Dungeon."
"After the initial change, Dungeon Names can no longer be altered!" A woman's voice echoed in this world of nothingness.
"Name it North Polar Territory." Clark said and he knew that he was quite unoriginal with his naming sense. This was of course the North Pole of the Earth.
He concluded that it was also stupid to call it Heaven's Garden or something.
"Dungeon 5,683,678 has been successfully renamed to North Polar Territory."
"DING!"
"Random ability wheel in motion!" The same woman announced.
"TAP!"
"TAP!"
"TAP!" A spinning wheel could be heard and it took several breaths to finish.
"Unregistered Player, you may choose from these 3 starting abilities!" The unseen woman ended at last.
1. Flight – Ability to fly
2. Pitcher's arm – Throw items super fast and super far
3. X – Ray Vision – Can see through physical objects
"Can i pick another set of abilities aside from these ones before me?" Clark asked. These three were definitely useless to him. Being a World Traveler Expert, he has already far exceeded these paltry gifts.
"You can't. Choose or begone!" The woman spirit inside the dungeon replied.
"Okay, okay. I pick the first option. Give me the ability to fly." Clark said.
"DING!"
* * *
Unregistered Player
Level: 0
Abilities: Flight
* * *
This was the last thing that Clark saw before he was back once more in the icy world of the North.
"Hmmm... What a strong headed woman."
"But at least she did not forget to give me a gift in farewell also." Our bored gamer looked in his right hand as there was a watch that was seemingly made out of diamonds in his wrist already.
"Let me try a second time then." Clark murmured and stepped through the gates once more. Then he was back to a world of blinding light.
"DING!"
"You are about to enter into the North Polar Territory 1st Stage. You may create a party, maximum of 7 members, or enter alone. Beware: Death is absolutely possible!
You have been warned!" The voice of the Dungeon Spirit reached Clark's ears.
"I know. Take me inside." Clark said.
"DING!" A soft chime resounded and our bored gamer was transported into a world of monsters.